Day: May 6, 2018

An anonymous reader writes: “An Argentinian security researcher named Ezequiel Fernandez has published a powerful new tool yesterday that can easily extract plaintext credentials for various DVR brands and grant attackers access to those systems, and inherently the video feeds they’re supposed to record,” reports Bleeping Computer. “The tool, named getDVR_Credentials, is a proof-of-concept for CVE-2018-9995, a vulnerability discovered by Fernandez at the start of last month, [affecting TBK DVR…

Matt has a new phone in hand to test with more coming soon, T-Mobile launched an excellent deal for military folks, and Kevin continues to move forward with Crostini on Chromebooks. Source: http://www.zdnet.com

Reuters: Reuters/Ipsos poll: despite Cambridge Analytica, half of Facebook’s US users say they didn’t reduce their Facebook use, a quarter say they use Facebook more — NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Most of Facebook’s U.S. users have remained loyal to the social network despite revelations … Source: http://www.techmeme.com

Tom’s Guide gives us some perspective on just how big of a cultural phenomenon the game Fortnite is: “if Fortnite were a website, it would be one of the top five in the United States.” From the report: Take a quick look at Alexa’s list of top U.S. websites, and you’ll see Google, YouTube, Facebook, Reddit and Amazon in the top five. No surprises there. But as a quick Google…

Google announced new policies Friday that will require advertisers to prove they are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident when buying election ads. “Under the new guidelines, Google will ask advertisers — be they individuals, organizations, or political action committees — to prove they are who they claim to be,” reports Gizmodo. “It will also require the ads to include a clear disclosure of who is paying for it.” From…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: The UK’s car industry has hit out at the government over unconfirmed reports ministers will target hybrid vehicles as part of a new emissions crackdown. New cars unable to do at least 50 miles on electric power may be banned by 2040, a ruling that would hit the UK’s best-selling hybrid, Toyota’s Prius. The SMMT car trade body said “misleading” government…

Jon Russell and Mike Butcher from TechCrunch report of the mess that is Telegram’s billion-dollar initial coin offering (ICO): Telegram’s ICO was supposed to be a record-breaker to develop a platform that brings the decentralized internet to life. Instead, it has become a mess with the tightly controlled fundraising process in disarray as early backers sell their tokens for handsome returns. The company recently canceled the public sale piece of…

In a blog post on Thursday, Google announced that their smart assistant is now compatible with more than 5,000 devices. That’s up from the 1,500 devices it worked with back in January. The Verge reports: According to Google, it’s a list made up of a huge variety of products, including “cameras, dishwashers, doorbells, dryers, lights, plugs, thermostats, security systems, switches, vacuums, washers, fans, locks, sensors, heaters, AC units, air purifiers,…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Researchers said Chinese intelligence officers are behind almost a decade’s worth of network intrusions that use advanced malware to penetrate software and gaming companies in the US, Europe, Russia, and elsewhere. The hackers have struck as recently as March in a campaign that used phishing emails in an attempt to access corporate-sensitive Office 365 and Gmail accounts. In the process, they…